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• Re: win prizes! name that noise!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Sep 1995 13:58:36 -0500
  ...No grease on distributor cam lobes? 2. Worn/loose alternator belt? Cheese
• Re: Damp Van Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 13:36:57 EST
  ...The thing to do is inspect all of the ground wires, spark plug wires, distributor cap, etc and see if any of these have...
• Re: Digifant Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 16:05:01 EST
  ...For test purposes I could swap the distributors on the 84 and 87 but the connectors are different. Rico
• Re: hall sender & cold start & tempII
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 21:59:48 -0400
  ...This application came directly from the part distributor but I just recently discovered that they were wrong. Was waiting for them to verify this...
• anyone need a space ECU for a VANAGON 2.1
  Historical mailing list - PNC Allen
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 11:20:34 -0400
  ...a nice man sent from Kentucky, but it turns out my problem was a pickup sensor/sendor in my distributor, combined with a ground...
• Last call: Vitrofrigo group purchase
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:52:01 -0400
  ...About forty people emailed me to be in on the purchase, and although the distributor does have plenty of units in stock, I'd...
• Re: Timing Mark
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:03:53 -0400
  ...half way around the distributor). I tried the Haynes trick of > putting it in 4th and pushing it forward (at least as much as...
• Re: Vanagon dead at walmart--not the coil after all
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:46:30 -0400
  ...The Hall Sensor on the distributor (usually intermittant cutting out), and the ECU (the usual suspect). The ECU in the 86 to 91 Vanagons...
• 87 syncro: Dead #2 cylinder. Injector?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 08 Apr 1996 08:36:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Stop, pull #2 cylinder plug wire from distributor, no difference in engine. Pull any other wire and engine gets noticebly rougher. Put wire close...
• Raintronic
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 12:23:26 +1200
  ...They didn't know anything about the Raintronic, so they contacted the distributor. The part number they had, which they wouldn't tell me...
• re: most excellent cleaner
  Historical mailing list - Dan Beatty
  Sat, 18 Nov 1995 22:02:51 -0600 (CST)
  ...I stick a plastic bag over the distributor cap and secure it with a >rubber band, and avoid the cardboard hoses. It' so much...
• Re: Parts data base
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 20:35:14 -0700
  ...5 of this type of site > distributors out there webbing it out to 20 to 30 different .com parts stores // > You will see many...
• Engine transfered - part III: it runs
  Historical mailing list - Edward van der Jagt
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 13:43:04 +0100 (MET)
  ...The middle cable on the distributorcap seemed to have a wrong resistance. So changing the cables was the next thing to try. Ofcourse the...
• 1.9L to 1600 T-1 Distributor
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 22:39:38 -0400
  Well not all vw distributors are the same. during assembly i tend to install the dist drive gear and point the rotor in the...
• Part number needed and question
  Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 18:48:14 -0400
  ...What is the total advance of a stock 1.9L distributor? I got a new timing light and it has a degree wheel on...
• Re: Nokian tires
  Historical mailing list - Ben S
  Tue, 2 Dec 2003 00:51:28 -0800
  i looked on the nokian web page for the phone numbers of distributors in california; there were 4. one was a disconected number, 2...
• Re: Trouble with '85 1.9l wasserboxer in Europe
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 23 May 2008 08:35:32 -0700
  ...Is the distributor tight in its hole or will it turn with hand pressure? What happens when you wiggle the distributor harness wires while...
• Re: Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's normal again.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:48:03 -0500
  ...It is my belief that an open circuit in the coil secondary -- from unplugged distributor wire -- would not alter the primary characteristics enough to...
• Fixed It Was Need a Distributor or Hall sender near San Antonio TX
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:39:17 -0500
  Thanks to the list I am rolling again. Thanks Scott for the dizzy and getting it to me so quick. Hall sender was fried...
• Re: 1.9 Wasserboxer differences? (63 kW vs 66 kW)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 25 May 2009 09:46:04 -0700
  ...Changing distributor curves and exhaust systems sounds like much more fun! Thanks Jake. Jim
• Need advice rapidly! Engine running rough
  Historical mailing list - A.P. Hajasz
  Thu, 4 Jun 1998 11:25:25 -0400
  ...Could someone email me a diagram of proper wiring from the distributor to the engine and some advice what to check. Thanks Steve Hajasz...
• Re: Stebro not ready yet !
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 10:37:34 -0500
  >I was all hyped up to spend my $775.00...ouch! Well, after a few phone calls >with thier distributor, I was told that...
• Re: rain-starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Donald D. Denny
  Fri, 22 Jan 1999 10:08:55 EST
  ...Everything was trying = starter, distributor, Battery, and carbs. The dealer placed caps used for marine applications over the sparkplugs = no more problem. The spark...
• Engine Running Rich
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 13:35:24 -0400
  ...new water pump, fuel filter, injector wiring, air filter, plugs, wires, distributor, rotor........... could there be a problem with the ECU, leaking injectores, bad...
• Re: Redline MT-90
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:46:54 +0000
  <Yer FLAPS can usually get MT-90 from their usual distributors. Saves you shipping. Faster too! YMMV jm> It was after checking every FLAPS...
• Re: Hall Senders
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 28 Nov 2013 14:25:15 -0800
  ...engine is the same at 2.1 waterboxer, and ...since the distributor signal is 'the key thing that tells the ECU it's even...
• Re: Stuck distr. drive shaft ...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:19:28 -0400
  ...Hi to all, I am having trouble to take out the distributor's drive shaft. That four inch long little shaft with a gear...
• Re: Carb Icing? ('68 SP)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jul 1996 01:53:08 -0500
  ...Water in the distributor will tend to cut off and on hard. If it dies, it dies all at once, then if you wait...
• Re: FWD>Help!!! Broken down on a dirt road in Costa Rica!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Jan 1997 18:25:15 -0800
  ...Tell them to look at the plastic elbow coming out of the distributor. If it wiggles at all, then take the cap, rotor, and...
• Re: Windshields: all years the same?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 06:41:23 -0600
  ...stan, you suggested canvassing glass distributors for leftover inventory they may want to unload. any knowledge of what price to offer them? i guess...
• My EB Breakdown Problem Found
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:54:31 -0400
  ...I had the wrong distributor cap! Now, going back to last November, I was putting a 2.1 engine into this Vanagon, using the...
• Aileen,
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 10 May 2008 20:34:12 -0700
  ...Aileen, Don't know how similar your distributor is to my '84 1.9's, but you might want to check the secondary wires...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 11:17:41 -0800
  ...I just grab my known-good spare distributor and plug the harness into it, leaving the engine's distributor in place. DO NOT .. to...
• Re: AFM operation query was Re: MAF Sensors and the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 14:15:30 -0800
  ...like digifant, it only knows engine rpm from the distributor .. so .. if you can get that AMM Bosch EFI system to interface with a...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 23:57:35 -0700
  ...Keep a distributor in there at all times ! timing is no big deal .. should be checked when you first get the engine running. Often...
• 1.9 engine HELP!!! UPDATE---
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 19:36:56 -0800
  ...Open up the distributor, see if the Hall effect isn't loose or moving around in there. Had to epoxy mine back in place...
• Re: intake air for cis van
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 21:38:29 -0400
  ...One of the two, (I don't remember which), has the fuel distributor/WAY over on one side of the hood, and a LONG...
• Re: Ignition Coils
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 28 Jul 2006 17:10:51 -0400
  ...the ignition wires, the coil > and the distributor caps are different for the early vs the late. > > So ... if you use an "Early" coil...
• Re: JUST BRAKES franchise warning!
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:11:17 -0700
  ...and if they are really getting shafted by their distributor then the should take out their frustration on the distributor not piss me off...
• Re: VW quality & Mercedes FI & Japanese FI - was - Massive Maintenance and cost
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:14:57 -0700
  ...Maybe it was the TR4 distributor that flew apart in the middle of a Georgia forest with Dr. Werner Von Braun's daughter in...
• Re: Had to cancel trip.....Help!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Oct 1998 15:55:40 EDT
  ...Could also be a problem with the electronic ignition connector on the distributor. Unplug it and check for corrosion, and that the pins are...
• Complete 2.1l Difigant setup FS $500
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 21:55:21 EDT
  ...This includes the AFM and air box, the idle stabilizer unit, idle stabilizer air valve, air intake setup, air intake plenum and boot, distributor...
• Re: Westy Water Tank Key from Deltasix/Euro American RV
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 6 May 1999 21:37:55 -0400
  ...I received the > following very quick response via both E-mail and phone from Pete > Catlett at DeltaSix FWIW, I am also a distributor...
• Re: ATF
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 09:22:20 EDT
  ...Spark Plugs Distributor Cap Rotor (don't clean, replace) Check grounds (clean if neccessary) Check Oxygen sensor (replace if neccessary) Inspect plug wires (replace...
• Re: Ignition and Carbs.
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sun, 5 Nov 2000 00:36:55 -0500
  ...Same for the distributor, I used an 050 with electronic points, or lack of them. Engine felt more powerful than the FI, just had...
• Emmission Test failed.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Madsen
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 15:00:19 -0400
  ...I was thinking replacing spark plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor, fuel filter, air filter, changing oil and timing. Can anyone else give some...
• How to test ignition coil?
  Historical mailing list - Riley Kettner
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 10:43:48 -0700
  ...I cleaned the distributor and monkeyed around with cleaning other contacts to no avail. I don't know much about cars, but i suspect...
• Throttle valve housing question......
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 20:16:22 -0400
  ...02 sensor, both temp sensors, thermostat, H2O pump, plugs, wires, distributor and rotor, air filter, cleaned FI grounds) and notice an oily gas puddle...
• Random Stalling, Need Help
  Historical mailing list - JeremyK.
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 13:57:52 -0700
  ...I've checked the archives (hall effect, ecm, air flow meter, distributor, battery cable, etc, but if anyone has good ideas about troubleshooting this...
• Re: Reply to Robert Keezer
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 07:22:48 -0600
  What about removing pins from distributors? Had enough of that yet? ----------------------- Clip ----------------------- We're waiting for the movie to be released. Stan On Thu...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 16:56:11 -0700
  ...Doing one myself right now. > > carefully check the connection on the side of the distributor. > The plug has to be well down inside that...
• Re: Point Lube & Grease
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 15:11:43 CST6CDT
  ...lube on my distributor shaft for the above stated reasons, actual point lube would be better. it is also compatible with the phenolic resins...
• THANKS!!! DISTRIBUTOR INSTALLING
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 14:08:14 -0600
  ...I have the distributor in as per the Bentley, Haynes and your instructions. Still no joy. May be in the ECU. I am gonna...
• Re: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 2 May 2004 23:53:04 EDT
  ...The Hall sender in the distributor might be going sour. In my experience, the Hall sender can fail intermittently before it fails completely. One...
• Re: Valve clearance not at tdc?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 19:13:49 -0400
  ...3 1 4 2 The spark plug wires on the right side (#1 and #2) cross after they leave the distributor ... so ... the DISTRIBUTOR...
• Surging between 1700 and 3000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:59:34 -0400
  ...Checked distributor - it looks good. I put a new eye on the ground for good measure. I measured fuel pressure at the T both...
• Re: New fridge replacement option for the Dometic - UPDATE ON PURCHASE
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:04:19 -0400
  ...I've chatted with the US distributor (www.vfamerica.com) and it looks like there is not enough discount available to make this a...
• Re: Injector Ordeal-OVER!!!!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:47:55 -0800
  ...From my POV, a distributor pushing out and away from its' drive pinion is not common. At the very least, your discovery may help...
• Aux Battery in a 74
  Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 16:46:53 -0800 (PST)
  Hi all, I was poking around in my engine compartment today, replacing the distributor cap that had cracked open, and noticed something. On the...
• Sherpak car top carriers
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 10:30:28 -0400
  ...I even offered to do an informal poll on the Vanagon Mailing List and to contact several distributors of custom VW aftermarket products. All...